Verse
A# G# D# A# Cm
Hey lady, you lady, cursing at your life
G# A# Cm
You're a discontented mother and a regimented wife
G# A# D# A# Cm
I've no doubt you dream about the things you'll never do
F
But, I wish someone had talked to me
G# A#
Like I wanna talk to you.
[Chorus]
D# A# Cm Gm
Oh, I've been to Georgia and California and anywhere I could run
G# D# Fm A#
I took the hand of a preacher man and we made love in the sun
D# A# Cm Gm
But I ran out of places and friendly faces because I had to be free
G# D# Fm D#
I've been to paradise but I've never been to me
A# Cm Gm G# D# Fm D#
[Verse]
A# G# D# A# Cm
Please lady, please lady, don't just walk away
G# A# Cm
'Cause I have this need to tell you why I'm all alone today
G# A# D# A# Cm
I can see so much of me still living in your eyes
F G# A#
Won't you share a part of a weary heart that has lived million lies.
[Chorus]
D# A# Cm Gm
Oh, I've been to Nice and the Isle of Greece while I sipped champagne on a yacht
G# D# Fm A#
I moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo and showed 'em what I've got
D# A# Cm Gm
I've been undressed by kings and I've seen some things that a woman ain't s'pposed to see
G# D# Fm D#
I've been to paradise but I've never been to me.
G# D# Fm D#
I've been to paradise but I've never been to me.
Repeat and fade